Factors resulting in fewer students from private universities pursuing the CA profession

Abstract

This report aims to find out reasons why there are not many private university graduates in the CA profession. A survey and interviews of distinguished personalities from the audit sector were conducted to collect the necessary data for preparing the report. We have found out that only as much as 20% of article students are from private universities pursuing CA, which is the lowest portion. On the other hand, public universities and national universities represent 35% and 45% of the total article students in all CA firms. The reasons that contributed to the lowest portion of article students from private universities are less awareness among private university students about CA, the culture of private universities, private university students’ job preferences over banks or MNCs, CA course difficulty level, and some other reasons. In this regard, this report has suggested measures for increasing the enrollment of private universities graduate in CA firms. Effective measures include recruiting ACA as faculty in private universities, raising the allowance of article students in CA firms, nullifying the myths associated with the CA profession, and raising awareness about the CA profession.